We are facing the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time. An estimated 65.6 million people have been forced to flee home – the highest figure since World War II. In Mindanao alone in 2016, more than 283,000 were forcibly displaced. Protracted conflict, clan wars, and the impacts of natural disasters continue to drive displacement.

For six years now, UNHCR has co-led the Mindanao Protection Cluster together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development to reach remote and vulnerable communities that have been displaced. With its partners, UNHCR responds to the protection concerns of displaced families to help them achieve durable solutions and support them in rebuilding lives.

The UN Refugee Agency also provides channels to ensure that the voices of all stakeholders, especially displaced persons themselves, are heard and considered.

The fighting in Marawi City has displaced hundreds of thousands already. UNHCR is on the ground supporting the government-led response and providing life-saving assistance to the displaced families and communities.

Give now to help bring back hope to vulnerable communities fleeing conflict and persecution in the Philippines. Your monthly gift will help UNHCR reach more families with life-saving aid, safeguard their rights, and empower them with durable solutions.

Wherever people are forced to flee, UNHCR is there to shelter and to protect. Never has the need for our work -- and a united global response -- been this great.

The fighting in Marawi City has displaced hundreds of thousands already. UNHCR is on the ground supporting the government-led response and providing life-saving assistance to the displaced families and communities.

Be a hope-giver and help us save lives. Your support will help us provide assistance and durable solutions to internally displaced families in the Philippines. Your one-time gift will be pooled together with other donations received to provide for the most urgent and greatest needs of our persons-of-concern at any given time.

When people are forced to flee, you can help protect them and build them a better future.
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Read about stories of hope and how families from Mindanao are trying to rebuild thier lives

See how UNHCR delivers durable solutions to families displaced by conflict

Download the monthly updates of Mindanao Protection Cluster, co-led by UNHCR and DSWD

UNHCR co-chairs the Protection Cluster with the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines since January 2011. The Protection Cluster has been established by the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) Circular No.5 series of 10 May 2007.